San Francisco, 18th December 2013 — People filled 22nd St in the Mission District protesting evictions in front of Dattani & Co. over the recent Ellis Act evictions of Tom Rapp and Patricia Kerman by Kaushik Dattani, a San Francisco tax and accounting firm. Protests were held in front of the Dattani office on 22nd St in the Mission District, subsequently ending in a blackout of the Dattani company Web site.

Evictions have increased dramatically during the recent tech boom, adding social and economic pressure to the already volatile housing market in the Mission District. Dattani & Co. was not available for comment.

Mission District protest followed by Dattani & Co. Website blackout.

Kaushik Dattani is a Certified Public Accountant of California and a Fellow of Charted Accountants in England, offering resources and financial solutions to clients in the San Francisco Bay Area. Mr. Dattani is of Indian descent and was born in Kenya. He was educated in England and the USA and speaks several languages. Dattani has been in the tax business since 1978, and received his Chartered Accountant Credentials in England, an International Tax Degree from the Institute of Taxation in London, his Certified Public Accountant Credentials in California, a Masters of Science in Taxation from San Francisco Golden Gate University, and a Real Estate Broker’s License. His work experience includes several tax and audit positions with Delloittes & Touche and other CPA firms.

He is an active member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the National Society of Accountants, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the California Society of Certified Public Accountants, the California Association of Realtors and the San Francisco Association of Realtors.